I could feel my family turning away from me, questioning my leadership and even my love. Trey asked me at dinner one night, “Dad, what do you worship?” Sheree had recently rediscovered the church; she’d found comfort and transformation in Christ—it was beautiful to watch, and it was real. And while I was happy that she had kindled a new faith and direction, I deeply resented that she began questioning and judging my choices and my decisions in my life. In the Black community, when someone discovers faith as an adult and begins to point out your transgressions and detail your only path to
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